Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1887-12-14
OFFICIAL.
BOARD OLE ALDERMEN,

at regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen
| held Dec 13 1887, there were present: Hourly
Strauss, esq, President, and h1essrs. Agnew.
Burke, Marbury, Lambdin, Bryant, Leadbeatcr
and Mckenzie.
Tho resolution looking to the amendment of
rule of the rules of order Was taken from the
| table and again laid over.
The following preamble aad resolution were
unanimously adopted, viz:
| Whereas the City Council of Alexandria has
learned through our city papers that bill has
been offered in the Legislature OF Virginia to in
crease the salary Of the Judge of tho Corporation
Court OF this city from fourteen hundred dollars
! to two thousand dollars per annum, which salary
is payable out of the treasury Of this city; and
whereas since the date Of the institution of this
court TO the present time all of the ncumbeuts of
the said judgesL p have been willing and satisfied
t. ccept the same and fulRl its duties at salary
of ourteen hundred dollars per annum; and
| whereas difficulty has beeu encountered In
the past in securing candidates for tho office COM
potent to fulfil the duties at fourteen hundred
collars per annum, and no trouble is expected on
that point in the future; and whereas the people
of this city are now laboring under heavy rate
of assessment and taxation :s much as can be
borne by them and the expenses of our corpora
ton are already as heavy as onr condition will
| allow; therefore BIZ it
Resolved, That we urgently and respectfully
request the General Assembly of Virginia to re-
fuse to pass the bill now pending or any like
measure having in view an increase in the salary
of the Judge of the Corporation Courto this city.
Resolved further, That official copy of this
! resolution be forthwith transmitted by the Clerk
Of the Common Council to tho Senator from this
district and the Delegate from this city in the
General Assembly.
The report of the Finance Committee recon.
mending that the tax bills due by o. Bagot be
discharged upon the payment of 5000, provided
payment DO made within ninety days; also re-
port OF the same committee RENTING the taxes
on the property of the Young Mems Christian As
ISOLATION; also report of the SAME adversely on
the petit on of Mira Burson for reduction of
assessment; also a report of the same committee
in favor of increasing the salary of the City Tress
urer to $500; also a report of the same reducing
the tax on the house. owned by the estate Of w
w. Harper To SAB; also the petition of Virginia
Htte Tor z reduction Of assessment; also q resou-
ton of adjournment to the second Tuesday in
January; also petition Of ]. P. Rice and Others
for crossing at Fairfax and Princess streets also
resolution fof a crossing at the southwest cor
ner of Cameron and Columbus streets also
petition of ID. w. Whiting to have the proceed.
ings of Council printed in the Citu ITEM also
bill of j. Entwisle, jr, $50 CO. for medicine also
petition OF a. 9. Harmon for reduction OF as
sessmcnt; also petition Of c. G. Smoot & Son for
permission to extend switch also a resolution in
regard TO the sale of lot on the southwest corner
OF Payne and Cameron streets also rogolGtion
instructing The Clerk Of the Common Council to
petition the Legislature TO reenact the special as
sessment act in regard to this city, and petition
of James Windsor for reduction of assesment -,e-.
received from the Common Council aud tueir ar.
on concurred in ~
resolution of thanks to Delegate CT me. 100,
received from the Common Council snd laid m
the table, Hu ia'u oh
The Board then adjourned.
Ae''e JNo. -. JAMESON, Clerk.